Finally, after a decade of legal delays and frustration, there is a trial date set in Steve Moore’s civil suit against Todd Bertuzzi and the former owners of the Vancouver Canucks.

The $38-million judge and jury trial is set to begin in Toronto on Sept. 8, 2014.

The trial will commence 10 years and almost six months after Bertuzzi ended Moore’s career in the most publicized hockey incident of Gary Bettman’s era as commissioner of the National Hockey League.

“It’s been a very long wait,” said Tim Danson, Moore’s lawyer. “It’s been a very difficult 10 years for Steve Moore but Steve and the Moore family are very happy at least they now have a hard, definitive date to put their case before a jury. And finally the opportunity to obtain justice for this terrible assault.”

In the nine seasons that have passed since the event, Bertuzzi has been paid more than $25 million by the five different teams he has been employed by: In the same period of time, Moore has not been paid.

The NHL did offer Moore a small amount of money, but only on the condition that he wouldn’t sue. He turned the offer down.

The trial was originally scheduled to proceed on Oct. 27, 2012, but that date was pushed back when a secret deal between Bertuzzi and Canucks owner Orca Bay Ltd., was discovered. Numerous legal attempts have pushed the trial dates back, but Danson is confident that it will begin in September. Three months have been blocked off for what is certain to be a compelling and controversial event.

In the 10 years since Moore’s career was ended, the issue of concussions, head shots, and career ending blows has come to the forefront in professional sports, making this case all the more fascinating.

At least one television network has approached the court asking to broadcast the trial. While trials are regularly televised in the United States, no trial in Canadian history has ever been on TV. It isn’t known if the court will grant approval to do so.

Among those who are certain to be among the witnesses in the case are former Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, current GM Dave Nonis and longtime NHL coach Marc Crawford.

Steve Moore's civil suit against Todd Bertuzzi set to go to court in September

Finally, after a decade of legal delays and frustration, there is a trial date set in Steve Moore’s civil suit against Todd Bertuzzi and the former owners of the Vancouver Canucks.

The $38-million judge and jury trial is set to begin in Toronto on Sept. 8, 2014.

The trial will commence 10 years and almost six months after Bertuzzi ended Moore’s career in the most publicized hockey incident of Gary Bettman’s era as commissioner of the National Hockey League.

“It’s been a very long wait,” said Tim Danson, Moore’s lawyer. “It’s been a very difficult 10 years for Steve Moore but Steve and the Moore family are very happy at least they now have a hard, definitive date to put their case before a jury. And finally the opportunity to obtain justice for this terrible assault.”